LONDON MARKETS: FTSE 100 Breaks 4-day Losing Streak As Oil Rallies
2017年6月26日 - 5:19PM
Dow Jones News
By Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
RBS plans to move jobs to India
U.K. stocks moved higher for the first time in five sessions on
Monday, with energy companies leading the charge north as oil
prices continued to rebound after a recent selloff.
The FTSE 100 index gained 0.6% to 7,472.16, after logging its
lowest close since June 15 on Friday.
Shares of heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) (RDSB.LN)
climbed 0.9%, and BP (BP.LN) (BP.LN) picked up 0.6%. On the FTSE
250 index , shares of Tullow Oil PLC (TLW.LN) added 3.4%.
The gains came as crude oil prices rallied 1.3%, after sliding
to a 10-month low last Wednesday on concerns that rising U.S. and
Libyan supply would offset production cuts by the Organization of
the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Mining companies were also getting a boost from the upbeat
sentiment on oil on Monday. Shares of Glencore PLC (GLEN.LN) rose
1.3% and Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) (RIO) (RIO) added 0.7%. BHP Billiton
PLC (BLT.LN) (BHP.AU) (BHP.AU) , which is moving ahead on a project
to help maintain iron-ore production in Western Australia
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bhp-billiton-oks-initial-south-flank-funding-2017-06-26),
picked up 0.7%.
In other sectors, shares of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
(RBS.LN) (RBS.LN) added 0.5%. The lender plans to cut 443 jobs and
move many of them to India, according to media reports
(https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiD74T8hNvUAhXELMAKHRmEAN4Qu4gBCCIoATAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fbusiness%2F2017%2Fjun%2F25%2Frbs-to-cut-hundreds-of-uk-jobs-in-move-to-india&usg=AFQjCNEUWIls8UmqKuoRKdnXqYXtLAabhA).
The pound: Sterling rose to $1.2749, up from $1.2718 late Friday
in New York.
"The U.K.'s post-election political uncertainty potentially
comes to a head this week, with the parliamentary vote on the
Queen's speech, and therefore [Prime Minister Theresa] May's
ability to form a government, likely coming on Thursday," said
Connor Campbell, financial analyst at Spreadex, in a note.
"As the week goes on, any signs as to whether or not the Prime
Minister will be able to gather the required DUP votes to ensure
she stays in power is going to be the main driver of trading for
the pound," he added.
Read: Brexit one year later -- 5 ways the U.K. could now leave
the EU
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brexit-one-year-after-vote-here-are-the-5-possible-scenarios-for-the-eu-divorce-2017-06-20)
May is trying to secure backing from the Democratic Unionist
Party (DUP) to sustain a minority Conservative government, after
her party lost its parliamentary majority in the general election
earlier in June. That loss was a blow to the prime minister's
standing as she leads the U.K. through the Brexit divorce
(http://www.marketwatch.com/story/may-offers-permanent-residency-plan-for-eu-citizens-post-brexit-2017-06-22)
negotiations, which began last week.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 26, 2017 04:04 ET (08:04 GMT)
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